Helena Bonham Carter

Having no formal acting training, Helena Bonham Carter made her professional acting debut at the age of 16 in a television commercial and in a minor TV film "A Pattern of Roses". She subsequently secured her first leading role in a film in the 1986 "Lady Jane" as the title character. In fact, her breakthrough role was that of Lucy Honeychurch in "A Room with a View", which was filmed after "Lady Jane", but released a year earlier. After that she filmed roles in such films, as "A Hazard of Hearts", "The Mask", "Dancing Queen", and "Twelfth Night: Or What You Will".

Carter rose to international stardom with her portrayal of Kate Croy in the 1997 "The Wings of the Dove", through which she earned her first Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. She had since lent her famous figure to numerous notable film features, including "Planet of the Apes", "Big Fish", "Conversations with Other Women", and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". She, moreover, also starred as Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter film series; "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1", and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2".